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251. Educational Attainment, by Selected Characteristic
[For persons 25 years old and over (160,827 represents 160,827,000). As of March. Based on the Current Population Survey; see text, Section 1, Population, and Appendix
III.Composition of regions:NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii]
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PERCENT OF POPULATION
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PERCENT OF POPULATION
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Some
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CHARACTERISTIC
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Popula-
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Not a high
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High
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college,
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tion
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school
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school
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but no
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Associate's
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Bachelor's
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Advanced
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(1,000)
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graduate
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graduate
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degree
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degree 1
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degree
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degree
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1992
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Total persons
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160,827
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20.6
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36.0
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16.2
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5.9
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14.2
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7.2
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Age:
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25 to 34 years old
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42,493
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13.5
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37.7
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18.6
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7.0
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17.9
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5.3
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35 to 44 years old
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39,571
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11.8
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34.2
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19.1
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8.0
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17.4
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9.5
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45 to 54 years old
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27,023
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17.3
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36.7
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16.3
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5.6
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13.9
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10.3
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55 to 64 years old
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21,150
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26.9
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38.0
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13.3
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4.2
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10.5
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7.2
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65 to 74 years old
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18,440
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35.0
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37.2
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11.8
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3.3
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8.3
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4.5
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75 years old or over
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12,149
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48.4
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28.9
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9.9
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2.6
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6.6
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3.6
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Sex: Male
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76,579
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20.3
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33.7
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16.4
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5.4
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15.3
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9.0
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Female
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84,248
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20.8
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38.1
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16.0
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6.4
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13.1
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5.6
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Race: White
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137,646
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19.1
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36.4
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16.4
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6.1
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14.6
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7.5
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Black
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17,445
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32.3
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35.7
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15.5
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4.6
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8.3
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3.6
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Other
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5,736
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19.7
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27.8
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13.9
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5.3
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22.1
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11.2
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Hispanic origin: Hispanic
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11,623
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47.4
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27.3
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11.7
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4.2
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6.3
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3.0
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Non-Hispanic
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149,204
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18.5
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36.7
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16.5
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6.0
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14.8
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7.5
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Region: Northeast
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33,361
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19.2
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38.3
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12.4
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6.3
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14.9
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8.9
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Midwest
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38,376
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18.7
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40.2
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16.1
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5.3
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13.2
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6.4
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South
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55,054
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24.2
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35.2
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16.1
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5.3
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12.7
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6.5
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West
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34,036
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18.2
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30.2
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20.1
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7.0
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16.8
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7.6
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Marital status:
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Never married
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22,606
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17.8
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33.0
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16.2
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5.8
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18.8
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8.3
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Married spouse present
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102,536
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17.5
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37.1
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16.3
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6.3
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15.0
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7.9
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Married spouse absent
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5,868
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32.9
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32.9
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16.6
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4.5
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9.0
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4.2
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Separated
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4,478
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31.9
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34.6
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17.8
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4.5
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8.1
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3.2
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Widowed
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13,840
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45.5
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33.2
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10.5
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2.9
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5.6
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2.4
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Divorced
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15,977
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18.4
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36.6
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20.4
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6.7
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11.6
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6.3
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Civilian labor force status:
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Employed
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99,072
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11.9
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35.6
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17.9
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7.2
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17.7
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9.6
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Unemployed
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6,954
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24.8
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41.4
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17.3
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4.9
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8.7
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2.9
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Not in the labor force
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54,090
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36.2
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35.9
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12.6
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3.5
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8.3
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3.3
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1993
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Total persons
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162,826
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19.8
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35.4
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16.6
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6.4
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14.5
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7.4
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Age:
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25 to 34 years old
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41,864
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13.1
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35.9
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19.2
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7.9
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18.6
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5.2
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35 to 44 years old
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40,342
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11.4
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34.0
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19.6
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8.3
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17.6
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9.1
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45 to 54 years old
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28,503
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15.3
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35.8
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17.1
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6.5
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14.1
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11.2
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55 to 64 years old
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21,247
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25.7
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37.9
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13.3
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4.4
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10.9
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7.7
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65 to 74 years old
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18,362
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34.2
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37.5
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11.9
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3.3
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8.5
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4.7
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75 years old or over
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12,508
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47.9
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29.5
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10.0
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2.4
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6.7
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3.5
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Sex: Male
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77,644
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19.5
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33.2
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16.6
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5.9
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15.7
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9.1
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Female
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85,181
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20.0
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37.4
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16.6
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6.8
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13.5
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5.7
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Race: White
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139,019
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18.5
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35.6
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16.8
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6.5
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14.9
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7.7
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Black
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17,786
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29.6
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36.3
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16.7
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5.3
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8.8
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3.4
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Other
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6,021
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21.0
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26.6
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12.2
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6.3
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22.1
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11.8
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Hispanic origin: Hispanic
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12,100
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46.9
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26.8
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12.8
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4.5
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6.4
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2.6
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Non-Hispanic
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150,726
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17.6
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36.1
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17.0
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6.5
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15.2
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7.7
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Region: Northeast
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33,609
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18.5
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37.9
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13.0
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6.4
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15.3
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9.0
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Midwest
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38,506
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17.9
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39.9
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16.1
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6.1
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13.4
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6.6
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South
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55,957
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23.3
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34.3
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16.7
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5.8
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13.4
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6.6
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West
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34,753
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17.5
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29.6
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20.6
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7.6
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16.8
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7.9
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Marital status:
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Never married
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23,046
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18.1
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31.2
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16.7
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6.8
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19.3
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7.9
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Married spouse present
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103,968
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16.7
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36.3
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16.8
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6.7
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15.4
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8.2
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Married spouse absent
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5,791
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30.3
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34.0
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17.7
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4.8
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9.4
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3.8
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Separated
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4,343
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28.7
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36.1
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18.9
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4.9
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8.2
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3.1
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Widowed
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13,668
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44.6
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33.3
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10.3
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3.0
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5.9
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2.8
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Divorced
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16,353
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17.0
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37.7
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20.7
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6.9
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11.3
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6.4
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Civilian labor force status:
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Employed
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100,152
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11.1
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34.8
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18.5
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7.8
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18.1
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9.8
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Unemployed
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6,716
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23.7
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40.2
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16.7
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5.8
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9.7
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3.9
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Not in the labor force
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55,268
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35.3
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35.9
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13.1
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3.8
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8.6
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3.3
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1994
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Total persons
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164,512
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19.1
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34.4
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17.4
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7.0
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14.7
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7.5
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Age:
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25 to 34 years old
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41,946
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13.6
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34.5
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19.9
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8.5
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18.2
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5.2
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35 to 44 years old
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41,527
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11.3
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33.2
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19.4
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9.1
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17.9
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9.2
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45 to 54 years old
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29,522
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14.9
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34.0
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17.9
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7.1
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15.2
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11.0
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55 to 64 years old
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20,737
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24.4
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37.2
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14.8
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4.7
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11.1
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7.7
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65 to 74 years old
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18,087
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32.2
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36.6
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13.5
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4.0
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8.5
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5.1
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75 years old or over
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12,692
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45.2
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30.6
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10.8
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2.5
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7.0
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3.9
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Sex: Male
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78,539
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19.0
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32.3
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17.3
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6.3
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15.9
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9.2
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Female
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85,973
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19.3
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36.2
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17.4
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7.5
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13.7
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5.9
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Race: White
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139,760
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18.0
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34.5
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17.5
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7.1
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15.1
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7.9
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Black
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18,103
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27.1
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36.2
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17.5
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6.3
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9.5
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3.4
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Other
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6,648
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21.0
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26.0
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14.3
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6.3
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22.0
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10.4
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Hispanic origin: Hispanic
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13,714
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46.7
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26.2
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13.3
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4.7
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6.2
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2.9
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Non-Hispanic
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150,798
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16.6
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35.1
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17.7
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7.2
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15.5
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7.9
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Region: Northeast
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33,797
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17.3
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37.8
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13.4
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6.6
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15.6
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9.3
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Midwest
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38,427
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17.3
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37.8
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17.0
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7.2
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14.1
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6.7
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South
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57,025
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22.4
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33.4
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17.4
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6.5
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13.7
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6.6
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West
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35,262
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17.4
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28.9
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21.5
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7.9
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16.3
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8.0
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Marital status:
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Never married
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24,026
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17.8
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31.3
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17.2
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7.0
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19.1
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7.6
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Married spouse present
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103,987
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16.2
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34.8
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17.4
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7.3
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15.8
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8.5
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Married spouse absent
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6,208
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29.0
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35.4
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17.3
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5.8
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8.5
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3.9
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Separated
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4,404
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28.1
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37.4
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18.6
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5.5
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7.0
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3.3
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Widowed
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13,273
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42.0
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34.0
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11.6
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3.2
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6.4
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2.8
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Divorced
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17,017
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17.0
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35.7
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21.9
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8.5
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10.9
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6.1
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Civilian labor force status:
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Employed
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102,325
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10.7
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33.7
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19.2
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8.5
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18.3
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9.6
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Unemployed
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6,268
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24.1
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38.7
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17.4
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6.3
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9.8
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3.7
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Not in the labor force
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55,151
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34.5
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35.1
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13.8
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4.2
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8.7
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3.8
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1995
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Total persons
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166,438
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18.3
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33.9
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17.6
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7.1
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15.2
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7.8
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Age:
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25 to 34 years old
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41,388
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12.9
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34.0
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19.6
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8.6
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19.5
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5.5
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35 to 44 years old
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42,335
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11.6
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33.3
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19.4
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9.0
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17.4
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9.2
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45 to 54 years old
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30,693
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13.7
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32.5
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18.0
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7.7
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16.4
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11.6
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55 to 64 years old
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20,755
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22.8
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37.3
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15.6
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5.2
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10.9
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8.1
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65 to 74 years old
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18,214
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31.1
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36.4
|
14.4
|
3.9
|
9.0
|
5.2
|
|
|
75 years old or over
|
13,053
|
43.2
|
30.2
|
12.4
|
2.9
|
7.1
|
4.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sex: Male
|
79,463
|
18.3
|
31.9
|
17.4
|
6.5
|
16.5
|
9.4
|
|
|
Female
|
86,975
|
18.4
|
35.7
|
17.9
|
7.8
|
14.0
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race: White
|
141,113
|
17.0
|
34.0
|
17.7
|
7.3
|
15.8
|
8.2
|
|
|
Black
|
18,457
|
26.2
|
36.2
|
18.0
|
6.3
|
9.6
|
3.7
|
|
|
Other
|
6,869
|
24.6
|
25.9
|
14.7
|
6.3
|
18.8
|
9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic origin: Hispanic
|
14,171
|
46.6
|
26.3
|
13.2
|
4.6
|
6.5
|
2.7
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic
|
152,267
|
15.7
|
34.6
|
18.0
|
7.4
|
16.0
|
8.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Region: Northeast
|
33,580
|
16.6
|
37.2
|
13.3
|
6.7
|
16.4
|
9.9
|
|
|
